PHYSICIAN & THERAPIST REFERRAL LIST The following is a list of psychiatrists and therapists that members of our group have experience with. Please email the group for further information about these doctors. Members may post an inquiry to GCBF-support@yahoogroups.com. Non-members may post an inquiry to gcbf@gcbf.org. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement by GCBF. If you have a physician or other professional to add to the list, please email us with contact information and a brief description of your experiences.
Alpharetta: Selig Cynman, MD Several of our members have extensive experience with Dr. Cynman, who is in frequent consultation with Dr. Beiderman. Dr. Cynman is also very aggressive with his use of mood stabilizers, and sparingly uses antidepressants or stimulants with bipolar children. He has been known to use experimental or unconventional forms of mood stabilizers in attempts to stabilize a child. Dr. Cynman does not take insurance of any kind. Christopher Fields, MD Dr. Fields is board certified in general psychiatry as well as child psychiatry. He worked/studied with Doug Lee at Emory (finished child psychiatry there in 2000). He sees a number of children with bipolar disorder. He was formerly the medical director at Laurel Heights Hospital (a residential hospital for children), and currently work at Inner Harbour Hospital in addition to having a private practice in Alpharetta. He shares call with Martha Little and Selig Cynman on weekends. He is on the clinical faculty at Emory. He does not accept medicaid and is an out-of -network provider. Martha Little, MD Dr. Martha Little is well known in the Atlanta psychiatric community. She does not take insurance or Medicaid. Rhonda McMillan, MD Dr. McMillan used to be on staff at Peachford Hospital, and now maintains two offices in north Atlanta. Atlanta: Steven Jaffe, MD Dr. Jaffe is the psychiatrist for several families in our group. He has been published in numerous psychiatric journals and has written or contributed chapters to several books on mental illnesses in children and adolescents. He fully subscribes to the “kindling” theory, and is in constant contact with bipolar experts around the country. He is also a professor at Emory University as well as the head psychiatrist of the children’s unit at Peachford Hospital. He returns calls immediately whether you page him or leave a message on his machine, frequently even as late as 10:00pm. He fights with the insurance company to gain maximum benefits and maximum stays in the hospital if necessary Dr. Jaffe is controversial with insurance panels, and frequently pops off and on certain plans. He does not take Medicaid. Doug Lee, MD Dr. Lee no longer sees private patients, but he is available for consultations about diagnosis and psychopharmacology through Grady and the Emory Autism Center. He is very thorough and is the doctor whom many psychiatrists in Atlanta consult when they need guidance. Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD Dr. Nemeroff does not see private patients anymore. He heads up most of the research studies at Emory concerning mood disorders. He would be an excellent source for a referral.
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Dr. Corbett Turner is the former director at Hillside Hospital, a secure residential facility in Atlanta. He does psychological testing for school systems as well as private practice. He gives recommendations for educational placement and accommodations.
Dr. Israelian is a neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD, behavioral/emotional disorders, and trauma. She also sees families in therapy. Dunwoody: Asaf Aleem, MD Dr. Aleem is also on staff at Peachford Hospital and often covers for Dr. Jaffe when he is out of town. Steven Lee, MD Dr. Steven Lee is a close contemporary of Dr. Jaffe’s, and Dr. Jaffe often refers to Dr. Lee when contemplating courses of action for psychotic patients. Dr. S. Lee specializes in Schizophrenic and psychotic disorders, as well as severe Bipolar disorders. He is the head psychiatrist of Peachford Hospital’s Adult unit. He does not see young children.
East Point: K & L Solutions K & L Solutions is an Educational Consulting firm specializing in children with special needs: autism, pervasive developmental disorder, central auditory processing disorder, ADHD, Auditory Integration Training (AIT, the Berard Method), IEP advocacy, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, and support "mapping out" the intervention strategies.
Fayetteville: Dr. Suvrat Bhargave Strongly recommended to parents of young children. He is thorough and easy to talk to. He is quite young but is very knowledgable. Macon: M. Patrice Webster, MD Many of our members from Albany travel to Macon to see Dr. Webster. Marietta: Michael Banov, MD Insurance: yes Eva Nemeth, MD From Judy M., a member of GCBF: PsyTech Associates Applied Research & Clinical Services McDonough: Debra Edleson, MD Dr. Edelson is very compassionate and reads up on the latest in treatment for childhood bipolar. She also treats adults. She takes most insurance and medicaid. Newnan: Linda Neale, MD Dr. Neale does counselling as well as medication management. She is opposed to the use of antidepressants in manic children. She listens to the parent and takes notes. Roswell: Richard O. Carpenter, MD Dr. Carpenter works with bipolar patients of all ages. He is very intuitive and listens to the patient well. He does not take insurance, but he does take medicaid. Christine Duis, Ph.D Graduate School: Southern Illinois University, University of Cincinnati Savannah: Janet Mohr, MD Stockbridge: Eric Fier, MD Dr. Fier is not opposed to using two mood stabilizers and is not prone to use antidepressants or stimulants unless the child is on a theraputic level of a mood stabilizer. He has several offices in the metro area, and he takes most insurance and Medicaid. M. Christopher Griffith, MD Dr. Griffith studied at Emory under Dr. Doug Lee and Dr. Jaffe. He is on the insurance panel of many HMO’s and PPO’s. Dr. Griffith takes most insurance but does not accept Medicaid. Stone Mountain: Dawn A. Cook, Ph.D., P.C. Warner Robins: Applied Psychology Center Dr. Little comes highly recommended from a CABF member who moved from Warner Robins to Florida. She reports that his staff handled the transition smoothly and that she "can't sing his praises enough." |
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